by Dawan Stanford | Jun 10, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
Learning design matters more than many designers realize. Whenever someone must learn something to get the results they want from a service or experience, learning design needs careful consideration. Andragogy refers to the method and practice of teaching adult...
by Dawan Stanford | Jun 3, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
“We don’t have time for research.” When we whisper, shout, type, or think these words, we secretly worship the myth that good research is separate from solving and acting. Good research helps us find more meaningful problems, build solutions quickly, and ensure they...
by Dawan Stanford | Apr 22, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
Ask Like a Designer launched with an article about how six designers — Builder, Scout, Tinker, Facilitator, Traveler, and Pro — help you think and solve like a designer and drive better outcomes. This article takes a close look at Builder. Builder’s favorite question:...
by Dawan Stanford | Apr 13, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
I read a great article by Mitesh Patel exploring how ChatGPT might help physicians review patient health records and improve patient outcomes. Physicians are faced with a vast amount of information for every patient. Navigating it when serving 30 or 40 people each day...
by Dawan Stanford | Mar 19, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
Leading Performance Facilitation There are three habits people with leadership titles need. This is doubly true if their success involves creating transformative services and solutions. I regularly coach these innovation leadership habits during my client projects...
by Dawan Stanford | Feb 22, 2024 | Ask Like a Designer
There are two things between us and any of our big goals: the learning and the work. To tackle a big goal, we need to learn new things and do a mountain of work at the edge of our abilities. We can use willpower to smash through these obstacles, but that’s messy and...
